stearothermophilus
Latin
editEtymology
editAncient Greek στέᾱρ (stéār, “fat”) + -o- + θερμός (“hot”) + -o- + φίλος (“dear”) + -us
Adjective
editsteārothermophilus (feminine steārothermophila, neuter steārothermophilum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) A specific epithet for some bacteria associated with hot springs
Usage notes
edit- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.